Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Yang Zhenshan was right, Yun Xiao is a person with a very good temperament; he always liked to get along with others and didn’t wish to make enemies.

But Yang Zhenshan didn’t know Yun Xiao was also a Sword Cultivator!

Yun Xiao hailed from the Xuanqing Sect, which originated from Hidden Sword Mountain.

What Hidden Sword Mountain is proficient in doesn’t need to be elaborated.

Although Xuanqing Sect doesn’t have the deep foundation in Sword Dao like Hidden Sword Mountain, Xuanqing Sect also has many Sword Dao inheritances.

”Hehe, such a trivial path, how dare you show off in front of this old man!”

Yun Xiao laughed, a laugh full of mockery.

Perhaps it was because he had been too amiable normally, or perhaps he was just too low-key, so many people easily overlooked his presence.

Even in the Sea of Spirit, it seemed few truly saw him as important.

However, he was already over 260 years old this year, soon reaching the lifespan limit of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

He was an old cultivator over 260 years old, a Sword Cultivator who had trained for over two hundred years.

”Hidden Sword among the market with no sound, astounding the world when drawn one day.”

”This old man has been silent for too long!”

Yun Xiao’s words contained endless vicissitudes, but simultaneously embodied immense power.

It was as if something inside him was awakening.

A dark yellow flying sword stood before him, effortlessly blocking Zhou Tu’s Geng Metal Sword Qi.

”Hidden Sword Mountain likes to hide swords in the box, while this old man likes to hide swords in his body!”

”After hiding it for a lifetime, it’s time for the old man’s sword to see the world!”

He reached out and grasped the flying sword in front of him, and suddenly, his entire aura underwent an earth-shattering transformation.

The intense Sword Intent surged into the skies, making everything between heaven and earth seem to gain an additional layer of Sword Intent, even the lightning flickering within the thick clouds appeared to be wrapped by Sword Intent.

The suddenly risen Sword Intent caused all others on the battlefield to turn pale, unable to resist casting their gaze upward.

Yang Zhenshan, still entangled with Xu Mingzhu, similarly gazed toward Yun Xiao, his eyes full of astonishment.

Even until now, he didn’t know what Yun Xiao excelled at.

He knew Yun Xiao possessed mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, and if nothing unexpected happened, Yun Xiao should soon break through to late-stage Foundation Establishment.

But he was unaware of Yun Xiao’s specialty.

Did he overlook it?

No!

Yun Xiao hid too well.

They had known each other for over twenty years, yet he had never truly understood Yun Xiao’s strength.

That terrifying Sword Intent pierced the gloom, and the next moment, the sword in Yun Xiao’s hand slashed down.

The sharp shriek of the sword edge ripping through air pierced through the rain clouds, and the whole world suddenly distorted into a vortex.

Invisible Sword Qi surged like a tangible black tide, crumbling mountains and collapsing rivers wherever it passed. It was as if massive fissures had been cleaved into the void itself, with dark purple lightning dancing within the cracks as if the world was on the verge of collapse.

The sword edge fell upon Zhou Tu, whose face transformed from anger to horror, shock also tinged with unwillingness and panic.

In an instant, Zhou Tu dissolved into a puff of dust, scattered amidst the furious air.

Everyone was stunned!

Even Xu Mingzhu was dumbstruck, his face filled with astonishment, staring at the sword in Yun Xiao’s hand.

He seemed to have forgotten his battle and the grief and anger of his brother being killed, his entire self blankly watching that figure as straight as a sword.

Just now Yang Zhenshan instantaneously slew three Foundation Establishment Cultivators yet did not surprise him as much.

Yang Zhenshan was also dazed; he hadn’t anticipated Yun Xiao to be so terrifying.

Before, he always felt Yun Xiao had a good temperament and was a friend worth making, yet he never imagined Yun Xiao’s strength to be so horrifying.

But upon careful reflection, Yun Xiao having such strength seemed not strange.

Though Xuanqing Sect isn’t an Immortal Cultivator sect, Xuanqing Sect possesses many Immortal Dao Skills, and the good things they acquired from the Ancient Relic Array are numerous; in terms of foundation, Xuanqing Sect surpasses the current Spirit Source Land.

”Indeed, never underestimate any old fellow!” Yang Zhenshan thought to himself with a sigh.

Master Jing Shui’s strength is exceedingly terrifying; although Yun Xiao was younger than Master Jing Shui, his power was also extremely horrifying.

”No wonder he agreed so readily to dealing with Zhou Tu; had I known earlier, I’d have sent him against Xu Mingzhu!”

Yang Zhenshan turned to look at Xu Mingzhu, who now also recovered, only his expression was incredibly poor, no longer angry, no longer sinister, instead a little panicked.

”How was this old man’s sword?” Yun Xiao turned to Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan grinned broadly, offering a thumbs-up, ”Terrifyingly strong!”

Yun Xiao didn’t know what Yang Zhenshan’s thumbs-up meant, but he laughed heartily regardless.

”Hahaha~~~”

His laughter was different from before, his demeanor underwent a profound change, as if he had become another person.

”Then how about another sword!”

His sword again raised, pointing at Xu Mingzhu.

Xu Mingzhu immediately grew icy with fear, without further thought, he fled away into the distance.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t pursue, his gaze alight as he watched the sword in Yun Xiao’s hand.

The sword edge fell.

Gray-white Dharma Body collapsed with a roar, the fleshly body abruptly crumbled, bright red flesh exploded, spilling across the sky.

”Dead!”

”Just like that, dead!”

Yang Zhenshan murmured to himself.

To kill Xu Mingzhu and Zhou Tu, he had prepared for over half a month, even summoned Xuanzhen and others, had Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun set up the Great Array, yet Yun Xiao solved it all with two swords.

Had he known, why bother with such trouble!

Yang Zhenshan looked somewhat resentfully at Yun Xiao, ”Senior, why didn’t you tell me earlier you were so strong!”

Yun Xiao laughed: ”Do these two swords deserve two Demon Essence Pills?”

”They do, definitely deserve!” Yang Zhenshan had nothing more to say; he couldn’t discount the favor if he wanted.

”Haha, that’s good! Want another sword?” Yun Xiao laughed loudly.

Hidden Sword within the body for two hundred years, Yun Xiao only today had the willingness to unsheath it, not without reason.

Firstly, because his lifespan was also running out, although his cultivation was nearing late-stage Foundation Establishment, even after reaching late-stage Foundation Establishment, his lifespan could be only about eighty years.

In eighty years, he likely would never touch the threshold of the Golden Core Realm.

Actually, even without Yang Zhenshan, he would find a chance to amaze with a sword someday; he couldn’t just take his sword into the grave, right?

After becoming acquainted with Yang Zhenshan, he intended to use this sword upon Yang Zhenshan not to face him but to make Yang Zhenshan owe a favor for this sword.

For only with sufficient Demon Essence Pills could he hope to touch the threshold of the Golden Core Realm.

Yang Zhenshan was undoubtedly his last chance, so this sword had to be used for Yang Zhenshan.

Yet Yang Zhenshan’s strength wasn’t weak originally, and he excelled in mobility techniques, making it hard to find a chance for timely help, leaving him no choice but to blatantly seek to give a favor.

His gaze cast toward the remaining four enemies in the sky, Master Zhou and Xu Mingzhu’s three subordinates.

Yang Zhenshan chuckled lightly, casually smoothing his beard, ”Then how about another sword, let the junior admire the elder’s magnificence!”

”Wait!” Master Zhou cried urgently.

He wished to plead.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiao didn’t grant him a chance to plead.

Sword Intent soared, sword edge spanned across the sky, the chill retreated, the clouds shuddered, wind and rain scurried in a panic.

Yun Xiao’s eyes were like swords, he spoke loudly: ”This sword is the end!”

The sword edge cleaved along the river, breaking through the Great Array, landing into the intermittent mountain stream and river.

At the instant the sword edge touched the stream’s bottom, the whole world seemed to hit the pause button. Initially silent and unperturbed, then suddenly the cracked Great Array exploded wildly, thousands of runes shot out like fragmented stars, where they reached, trees turned into ice statues and instantly shattered into rustling ice crystals.

The river water was forcibly cleaved into two, suspended momentarily in the air, the undercurrent beneath the river and fish and shrimp all froze into an eerie scene, like time itself was cut by Sword Qi at this moment.

The rocks at the bottom of the stream couldn’t withstand this terrifying force, from the sword tip contact point, cracks spread like cobweb to all directions, in an instant, the mountain within a hundred-mile radius emitted an unbearable groan.

With a resounding earth-shattering roar, the ground quaked violently, the original river course seemed plowed into deep furrows, everything obstructing was ruthlessly crushed.